South Asia Citizens Web

From: [http://antisuperstition.org/ >http://antisuperstition.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=124&Itemid=103]
(Excerpts from the speech of Mr. Sitaram Yechuri, a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India, Marxist, New Delhi on 11th October 2003 at Nigdi, Pune. Nigel J. Shaughnessy prepared the transcript)
“The idea of having or allowing astrology taught in educational institutions is a regressive one,” thundered Mr.Yechuri. He remembered Murli (…)

Nepal has just completed a turbulent year of attempted transition from a despotic monarchy to a democracy. How far has the Himalayan state advanced towards its goal after its glorious achievement of last April?

The uproar over Nandigram — and Singur — in West Bengal will not die away soon. Competitive democracy has its own laws; those opposed to the party ruling in the state will try to squeeze the maximum advantage from the discomfiture it has brought upon itself.

Taking the Pledge is a 13-minute film featuring sex workers from Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Mali, Thailand and more! They describe the problems created by the ’anti-prostitution pledge’ required to receive USAID and PEPFAR funds.